Commerce (1813 Prince Edward Island ship)

Commerce was launched in 1813 at Prince Edward Island. She made one voyage to the East Indies, sailing under a licence from the British East India Company (EIC). She was wrecked on 13 July 1823.

History
United Kingdom
NameCommerce
Port of registry
  • 1813: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island[1]
  • 1821: Bristol[2]
Launched1813, Murray River, Prince Edward Island[1]
FateWrecked 13 July 1823
General characteristics
Tons burthen389,[3] or 38936⁄94,[1] or 37237⁄94[4] (bm)
Length111 ft 6 in (34.0 m)[4]
Beam27 ft 11 in (8.5 m)[4]
Sail planBarque, later Ship-rigged
NotesOne deck, three masts,

Career

Commerce first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in the volume for 1814.[5] Her owners were Lemuel and John Cambridge.[6][lower-alpha 1]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1814 J.A.Cole Cambridge Bristol–East Indies BR

In 1813 the EIC had lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a licence from the EIC.[8]

On 10 May 1814, Commerce, Cole, master, sailed from Portsmouth, bound for Batavia.[9] She arrived there in September, "after a pleasant 17 weeks' passage."[4] She returned to Gravesend on 28 June 1815. From there she sailed to Helvoet.

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1816 J.A.Cole
J.Dawson		 Cambridge Bristol–India
London–Grenada		 LR
1818 J.Dawson
W.Chantler		 Cambridge London–Grenada
Plymouth–Prince Edward Island		 LR

In 1821 Commerce was registered at Bristol with John Cambridge, owner.

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1823 W.Chantler
J.Toms		 Cambridge Bristol–Prince Edward Island LR; small repairs 1820, and new wales & small repairs 1823

Fate

Commerce, John Toms, master, was wrecked on 13 July 1823 near Matan, while sailing from Quebec to Bristol. Another report put the site of the wrecking 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west of "Matans".[10]

Notes, citations, and references

Notes

  1. John Cambridge was a Bristol merchant and Quaker.[4] He had come to Prince Edward Island (PEI) in 1784 as an agent for a Bristol merchant, and stayed after the merchant failed. At the time several builders were operating in PEI, taking advantage of the availability of lumber to build ships for the British market.[7]

Citations

  1. Library and Archives Canada, Ship Registrations 1787–1966: Item 12692: Commerce.
  2. Library and Archives Canada, Ship Registrations 1787–1966: Item 12693: Commerce.
  3. Hackman (2001), p. 264.
  4. Farr (1950), p. 92.
  5. LR (1814), Supple.pages "C", Seq.No.C61.
  6. Armour & Lackey (1975), p. 26.
  7. Armour & Lackey (1975), p. 32.
  8. Hackman (2001), p. 247.
  9. LR (1815), "Licensed and Country Ships".
  10. "Ship News". The Times. No. 11967. London. 3 September 1823. col D, p. 3.

References

  • Armour, Charles A.; Lackey, Thomas (1975). Sailing Ships of the Maritimes: An Illustrated History of Shipping and Shipbuilding in the Maritime Provinces of Canada, 1750-1925. McGraw-Hill Ryerson.
  • Farr, Grahame E., ed. (1950). Records of Bristol Ships, 1800-1838 (vessels over 150 tons). Vol. 15. Bristol Record Society.
  • Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
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